Vladmir Lenin

"No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses" - Vladmir Lenin

-Agreed to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk-Established leadership under council of people's comissars-Main Bolshevik leaders were Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin-Redistributed the land to the people-Nationalized all banks-Private accounts were confiscated (All money to the country)-All foreign trade became state monopoly (All goes to the country)-All opposition groups were made illegal (Including the Mensheviks)-Formed a counter-revolutionary committee

Summary: When Lenin came into power, he nationalized the country in a number of ways, in his eyes benefiting Russia.